Book Worm

One positive thing about nursing for me is that I get to set down, relax, and read while my daughter is getting chubbier. I've been able to complete these three books in the last couple months and wanted to recommend them to you.

Bud, Not Buddy:  Laugh out loud funny.  The main character in this book is a young orphan boy.  He uses many defense mechanisms to survive all the trials he is faced with.  The beauty of this book is in him being able to let go of his defenses and love others and be loved back.

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings:  Poetic and Comical.  I love how Maya is able to recall her childhood from her mind as a child.  She doesn't put her adult opinion into what she went through which I think would be a hard thing to do.  There are a couple of terrible things that happens to her as a child that made it hard for me to sleep that night. I'm hesitant to recommend the book to you but I feel like I learned a lot from it.  If your interested in reading this book contact me and I'll give you a heads up.

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Esperanza Rising:  My least favorite of the three but a lovely read.  Esperanza is an extremely blessed girl who ends up getting everything taken away from her.  What I like about this book is her ability to adjust to unfortunate circumstances and love people from all walks of life.

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Sincerely,
Ms This

I've seen Martha's Pom-Pons all over the place but I haven't seen these paper bag flowers until today!  Check them out.

That's May

My friend Lisa over at That's Happy keeps creating beautiful monthly calendars.  The new Calendar for May is currently on my desktop.  Click here for the free download!

Sincerely, 

Ms This

Crunch time

Does anyone else need this around 3:00 in the afternoon?  Last week I didn't buy any snacks to help our family eat a little healthier but I don't think I will succumb myself or the others to that kind of torture ever again.  I'll be having my snack a little early today.

Sugar and Spice

So everyday I get a wonderful email from ETSY that has items to follow and look at.  Today I came across these darling crocheted hats.  I don't have any children myself, but I thought that "Miss This" would enjoy these hats for her own girls and I think she should consider purchasing one for a photo shoot;) Click here to view more of bitOwhimsy's crochet designs.

Sincerely,

 "Miss That"

Catch Phrase

My mother and I are taking a digital photography class from the university in town. For our final project, we had to come up with eight cohesive photos that have some type of storyline.  It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do but I finally came up with a project that I had so much fun doing.  The model was Miss This and Miss That's beautiful little sister (it's always nice to have someone that is so photogenic).  Each image represents a phrase that people use each day.  Try to guess what each one is.....they aren't that obvious, but give it a go.

Need help?

1. "All dressed up and nowhere to go"

2.  "On the tip of my tongue"

3.  "Asleep at the wheel"

4.  "Backseat driver"

5. "Money doesn't grow on trees"

6. "Always look on the bright side"

7. "A little bird told me"

8. "Apple of my eye"

Here are some extras that I loved...

Sincerely,
"Miss That"

Cupcakes

We recently had a birthday party for our little girl and I made some really yummy cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting from my friend Sarah.  It was my first time using decorating tips for the frosting and it was a lot of fun.  I also gained a greater respect for cake decorators.

 frosting recipe:

8oz cream cheese

4 tablespoons butter (soft)

2 teaspoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar

using beaters or mixer, beat 1st four ingredients, then mix in the powdered sugar until smooth. Add a few drops more milk if needed.

This is enough for 48 cupcakes